This is the type of post I’ve been avoiding writing. I’ve been worried that if I start pointing out problems, people will exploit them. Well, it’s already happening. It’s time that we start talking about how to write better terms of services.
Today, we’re going to focus on GoFundMe.
It’s been a while since I’ve posted here, so I’m going to give you a brief update. If I went and said all things I wanted to say, this post would go on for days. I’m not going to even proofread this. Just roll with it.
You’re probably tired of hearing about ICANN, so I’m going to give you a brief reprieve and talk about something else: my bicycle.
This is the first time I’ve really talked about everything that’s happened, so it got pretty emotional. Sorry about that. The talk itself was about 20 minutes, which intentionally left quite a bit of time for Q&A. I expected more technical questions, but to my delight, the audience seemed genuinely concerned about the community aspects of harassment and what they could do to help.
Comments on the video have been disabled at my request, but feel free to comment here, as I can keep the trolls out.
As of a few days ago, we’re on the freenode IRC network! (webchat) Check out #oapi for general community talk. While the conversation is often around issues regarding the marginalized and online harassment, it’s also just a friendly space for people to chat. If you’re a developer, we started #oapi-dev for talk specific to different projects we’re working on. While chatting with others, please…
Yesterday, the EFF posted an article about proposed changes to the ICANN privacy policy regarding domain names. In short, these changes, as lobbied by the entertainment industry, would force anyone that owns a commercial domain name to make their physical address accessible to the public via WHOIS records. However, the definition of commercial would apply that label to any site that…
For future reference, I will not speak at your conference for free. My time is valuable. I don't need exposure. People die of exposure. — Randi Harper (@freebsdgirl) June 8, 2015 This morning, I got a little bit angry on social media – like I do. The topic of today’s conversation: conferences that don’t cover speaker accommodations. Public speaking is an ordeal. It…
